PlainZIP

Portage, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Portage, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,093. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet PORTAGE-PA · Portage, PA 1 ZIPs · 7,093 pop · #19800/25278 · Cambria County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $55,582
  • RANK-LOWER #19800/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Nanty Glo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,093
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $117,000

Nearest income peer: Nanty Glo, PA (+ $618 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Portage

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Portage on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Portage, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,093
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,582
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($55,582 average) · poverty 13.9%. The primary code (15946) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Portage as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Wilmore is the closest lower-income city and Millersburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Portage.

Population concentration

Portage reads through its lone ZIP, 15946

7,093 ACS residents, one ZIP: 15946 is not the leading code inside Portage, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Portage

Citywide ZBP: 85 establishments, 711 employees , annual payroll $23,928k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15946 (85 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (19) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Portage, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Cambria County, which covers 46 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Portage. See the Cambria County roll-up →

Portage sits in the lower half of Cambria County on income: Ebensburg, Cresson and Loretto report more, Johnstown, Northern Cambria and South Fork report less. Loretto marks the far end of that range at $88,274, 59% above Portage.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15946 7,093 $55,582 85 54
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Portage roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Portage, .